It is my pleasure to introduce Melanie Lindahl of the University of Texas at Austin. She's going to be talking about UX research and testing on that ever minimal EDU budget. Melanie is a creative UX professional with over two decades of experience in higher ed. She has become known for her thoughtful, user-centered approach and brings in inventive techniques for gathering user input. Melanie,…
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All right. Back in business. Let's see. I'm in business. All right. Yeah, thanks for having me. Appreciate having the chance to be here and speak with you all and present on this. And thank you, Ron, for [CHUCKLES] saying my unwieldy title for this. I do have these slides available at this Bitly link-- bit.ly/UMassUnlockAI. I make reference to tools and potential options for AI and further…
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Capitalization and Inventory Control Policy, The value for capitalization of plant and related assets is shown in each section below. A campus must include all assets at or above the capitalization level. Only those assets that meet the capitalization criteria will be included in the University’s financial statements. The University does not capitalize works of art or historical treasurers. Donated assets will be brought on at fair value…
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Benefits, Flexibility; Stable low-cost financing; Current fixed-rate*of 3.75% ; Quick turnaround time;
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(Doc. T94-054) The Affirmative Action Plans that we receive from the campuses should contain certain informative relative to the particular campus environments. In addition, each campus may have unique programs designed to fill a need at that particular location. Some of the common elements that should be included within each program submitted by a campus include: Policies A listing of campus and…
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Purpose, The purpose of the guidelines is to ensure that consistent, accurate information about alumni, parents, and friends is readily available to all appropriate constituencies within the University in a timely fashion., Guidelines, I. General, Alumni, parent, and friend data will be administered as a central resource. Campuses will not maintain separate, "shadow" databases of biographical and gift data on University alumni, parents, or friends in electronic format. Campuses will participate in the maintenance of records and will have full access to data required for their advancement activities. The University will maintain a database…, II. Prospect Management, The default policy is that each campus will have management and assignment responsibility for its pool of alumni, parents, and friends. When two campuses have conferred degrees, the first degree-granting campus will have preference for management, but the second degree-granting campus may petition for management responsibility if they have an established relationship. Parents with children having…, III. Statement of Information Release Policies:, The following may request information from the database: The Development Council will decide on appropriate intra-institutional usages of data University-affiliated organizations and alumni constituent groups, in support of approved activities. Those organizations include but are not limited to: Advancement offices Alumni constituent groups as approved by Alumni Affairs offices University…, All requests from anyone else seeking information on another person will be forwarded to that person so that he/she can decide whether or not to contact the requestor., No information will be released for those records coded "Do Not Release" indicating the alumnus or alumna has requested no University contact. All requests for information from members of the media must be referred to the University Office of Public Affairs or similar campus office. Following is information that may be released from the database: Information available for release is confined to "…, "Public information" will be provided only to those requestors identified in I.A through I.E above., Federal law severely restricts the amount of information that may be released on current students. No information on students will, therefore, be released based on data maintained in the CRM. All requests for information on current students should be forwarded to the appropriate Registrar's office. Information provided to volunteer alumni constituent groups will be limited to those alumni who are…
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(Doc. T10-088) The following guidelines are issued pursuant to the University of Massachusetts Policy on Employee Background Reviews. Subject to these guidelines, the Chancellors shall develop and promulgate detailed campus procedures for the conduct of employee background reviews. As a condition of employment, every new hire at the University shall be subject to a background review that includes…
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(Doc. T00-051) These Guidelines are issued pursuant to the Board of Trustees’ Policy Statement on Fraudulent Financial Activities (Doc. T00-051, adopted August 2, 2000). Described herein are the steps to be taken when fraud, misappropriation, or similar dishonest activities are suspected. Each campus will be responsible for developing procedures designed to comply with this University Guideline…, General Protocol - Reporting Procedure, Anyone who believes fraud has occurred should report such incident. Employees are protected under Massachusetts General Law, Chapter 149, section 185, from retaliatory actions by the employer. Use the channel of communication with which you are most comfortable. Accordingly, you may report your concerns to your immediate supervisor, department head, campus audit liaison, vice chancellor,…, Responsibilities, University administrators and all levels of management are responsible for establishing and maintaining proper internal controls that provide security and accountability for the resources entrusted to them. Administrators should be familiar with the risks and exposures inherent in their areas of responsibility and be alert for any indications of improper activities, misappropriation, or dishonest…, Investigation Responsibilities, The University Auditor’s Office will evaluate reported situations involving possible impropriety in financial matters pertaining to the University and make inquiries to the extent necessary to determine whether the allegation has substance. The campus audit liaison will be kept apprised of these activities. The University Auditor’s Office is available and receptive to receiving relevant…, Non-Fraud Irregularities, Identification or allegations of acts outside the scope of this policy, such as personal improprieties or irregularities, whether moral, ethical, or behavioral, safety or work environment related, or complaints of discrimination or sexual harassment, should be resolved by the respective area management in conjunction with human resources and/or reference to any other existing University guidance…
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(Doc. T92-031, Appendix G), I. Introduction, Investments in New Companies Based on University Technologies Standards apply to fund restrictions, approvals and operating guidelines. Campuses may establish campus policies and guidelines within the scope of University policy regarding the development of investment in new companies based on University technologies. Campus policies and guidelines may be more, but not less, restrictive than the…, II. Policy Statement, The Policy on Investments in New Companies Based on University Technologies (T92-031, Appendix G) and these standards establish general fund restrictions and operating guidelines. This section further defines the standards for satisfying the requirements of the policy. The University shall make available up to one-percent of the University’s operating cash portfolio as of June 30th each fiscal…, III. Specific Criteria, A. General Guidelines, The University Treasurer will make available up to one percent of the operating cash portfolio each June 30 for investment in University-technology based companies. Investment will be limited to $500,000 per company including initial and follow on rounds. Investment made only in University technology based companies. This includes technology developed in conjunction with another university.…, B. Operating Guidelines, External Investment Board A University Technologies Investment Advisory Board will be appointed by the President based on the recommendation of the Executive Director of Commercial Ventures and Intellectual Property (CVIP). The University Technologies Investment Advisory Board will be comprised of at least three experienced investors (external) with experience in the technology being evaluated.…
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(Doc. T01-012), I. Definitions, With respect to the Policy on Additional Faculty Compensation, the following words shall have the following meanings: Additional compensation is defined as any compensation paid to faculty by the University in excess of the full-time salary. Additional compensation may be paid to faculty for outreach and teaching activities administered, sponsored, co-sponsored, or conducted through the…, II. Conditions and Requirements, Faculty members of the University of Massachusetts on full-time appointments may receive additional compensation under the following circumstances and conditions: Any activities undertaken for additional compensation may not interfere with a faculty member’s satisfactory disposition of his or her regular assignments and responsibilities. Faculty may engage in as much extra activity for additional…
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